Table 2.
Annual mean sums of income for the cohort of people with MS (n=785) and the cohort of references (n=7847) at Y−7, Y0 and Y+4*
| MS† | References† | Mean difference | 95% CI | |||||
| Mean sum‡ | 95% CI | n (%)§ | Mean sum‡ | 95% CI | n (%)§ | |||
| Y−7* | 747 | 7457 | ||||||
| Sickness absence | 10 829 | (8369 to 12 293) | 147 (20) | 8523 | (7804 to 9243) | 1289 (17) | 2306 | (−257 to 4868) |
| Disability pension | 13 966 | (10 281 to 17 654) | 63 (8) | 8396 | (7480 to 9312) | 383 (5) | 5571 | (1773 to 9369) |
| Earnings¶ | 184 174 | (172 691 to 195 658) | 645 (86) | 193 918 | (190 357 to 197 467) | 6653 (89) | −9742 | (−21 763 to 2275) |
| DI¶** | 149 060 | (144 180 to 153 940) | – | 150 110 | (148 530 to 151 700) | – | −1051 | (−6184 to 4073) |
| Y0* | 785 | 7847 | ||||||
| Sickness absence | 26 685 | (23 178 to 30 179) | 347 (44) | 3995 | (3549 to 4442) | 811 (10) | 22 693 | (19 155 to 26 220) |
| Disability pension | 13 548 | (10 866 to 16 230) | 103 (13) | 8571 | (7871 to 9270) | 629 (8) | 4977 | (2208 to 7745) |
| Earnings¶ | 207 834 | (195 427 to 220 242) | 651 (83) | 248 352 | (244 339 to 252 365) | 6791 (87) | −40 517 | (−53 558 to −27 476) |
| DI¶** | 177 040 | (170 170 to 183 920) | – | 182 010 | (179 750 to 184 280) | – | −4971 | (−12 210 to 2266) |
| Y+4* | 764 | 7671 | ||||||
| Sickness absence | 19 597 | (16 363 to 22 831) | 220 (29) | 6263 | (5664 to 6862) | 963 (13) | 13 330 | (10 042 to 16 500) |
| Disability pension | 29 269 | (25 340 to 33 199) | 210 (28) | 7908 | (7226 to 8590) | 558 (7) | 21 360 | (17 380 to 25 350) |
| Earnings¶ | 214 426 | (200 723 to 228 119) | 582 (76) | 279 298 | (275 050 to 283 534) | 6719 (88) | −64 867 | (−79 203 to −50 528) |
| DI¶** | 199 350 | (191 540 to 207 160) | – | 205 450 | (202 950 to 207 950) | – | −6098 | (−14 300 to 2103) |
*Y−7=2002, Y0=2009 and Y+4=2013.
†MS diagnosis first registered in 2009 in national inpatient and specialised outpatient registers. References: matched on variable distribution (1→10) with no registered MS diagnosis in years before 2010.
‡Inflated to 2016 Swedish Krona (SEK) values by the Harmonised Consumer Price Index. In 2017, 100 SEK≈ €10.5.
§Number count or proportion receiving annual sums >0.
¶Trimmed at the 99th percentile.
**DI is the sum of incomes from earnings and benefits (in addition to SA and DP presented) after tax (net). Earnings are presented as gross (amount paid before taxable deductions) and therefore are higher than the DI presented.
DI, disposable income; DP, disability pension; MS, multiple sclerosis; SA, sickness absence.